The Cure - Killing an Arab live

[DizzyPuke]

"I'm not technically a good player but at least I don't sound like anyone else"

- Robert Smith on his guitar playing

[odaxne]

Using the pinky finger is overrated.

[PequenaAlice]

robert's so hot

[NhadzIsCured]

Oh, God! I love The Cure...

[PapaMurphey1]

Damn, he looks so young here

[MeursaultBandini]

If you think this is a political song you need to take high school English class again.

[BlackSorceryShop]

The Cure for being Arab, is to Kill them

This is the only message whihc is getting in my head... and now the voices

*KILL DEM ARABS! KILL THE TERRRORISTSSSSS"

It's getting stronger...

*Grabbing a Gun*

hehehe ^,.,~

[htfussman32]

@BlackSorceryShop I really hope that was a joke.

If it wasn't, then that was just the most racist thing I've ever read

[BlackSorceryShop]

@htfussman32 no, i was serious.

The problems of arabs is BIOLOGICAL.

Biological problems have only one cure...

The cure was implemented in 1992 in Communist Serbia - ethnic cleansing

[htfussman32]

@BlackSorceryShop Right. You make me sick.

[thesweatersongftw]

aaawesome! robert is so cuuute ^^

[Stairwaytoheaven06]

So goood !!!!!

[nomesy81]

oh.. robert smith is so hot.. :)

[DARKORGYV]

Damn Robert really knows how to catch the key moments of a story

[work94]

inspiré de camus l entranger

[globones]

his pants are so ...so...pink

[thundertower]

faggot

[clockworkharry]

@thundertower Please go away and let the people who like good music listen in peace.

[crassadict211]

i didn´t knew robert was thin

[mtsn]

This is probably the fastest version of this song. Ever.

[Lammero]

Too fast and too sloppy, this is better:

/watch?v=y7lULaE6kv4

[nikolaspearce]

Hell yes. ENGLAND FOR THE ENGLISH!

[jamesbluntslunts]

excellent

[fuzzyhearts]

Then everything began to reel before my eyes, a fiery gust came from the sea, while the sky cracked in two, from end to end, and a great sheet of flame poured down through the rift. Every nerve in my body was a steel spring, and my grip closed on the revolver. The trigger gave, and the smooth underbelly of the butt jogged my palm. And so, with that crisp, whipcrack sound, it all began...And each successive shot was another loud, fateful rap on the door of my undoing.

[shicrapt]

Man, I thought Robert Smith was born with punk hair. It's so eerie seeing him with a clean look.

[fred1671]

@shyaznkid I have made plenty of contributions to our society! I spent quite a few years taking head shots at individuals determined to bring down the United States of America - you know, ideologies similar to yours'.

Good luck with your studies, kid.

[MrsAdely]

the young Robert- very nice...

he looks like the young Ben Affleck ^^

[redscarf]

i didnt even know Roert smith was such a guitar pro.

[fred1671]

@shyaznkid MIT should add a 'common sense' class to its' curriculum...

The BIG TEN teaches free thinking and individualism - you should try it some time.

[kappaalphaalpha]

great song! great solo. With a touch from the east... (lydian mode) Love it!

[kappaalphaalpha]

great song! great solo.

[ferdzrines954]

first time I saw Robert Smith clean looking..I mean without the smeared up eyeliners and dishevelled big hair..

cool.

[PAULFC93]

Robert without his trademark hair......weird......it's like a twilight zone episode

[GillLuvsCrass]

Look at how bloody cute Rob is in this clip!!!! Well hello there!!!! XXX =:0)

[VaanzVideos]

I got an eargasm

[pipos2]

@VaanzVideos sisters of mercy is better lyric than THE CURE ok

the mission that real gothic music not puppet!!!

[taylorsickler123]

@shyaznkid obama is a puppet president. i feel bad, because you are so far off. i hope you realize what you are supporting by supporting this president.(if you dont know, its the shadow government,aka:illuminati)

[urtv1]

@taylorsickler123 Um, could you like go away, this is a song made when obama was a teenager. Your comment is irrelevant to this song so give some feedback on it or get out!

[thundertower]

still my fave vid

[enahcs]

wow, Robert before the hair.

[ccmusicfan1]

Holy Cow! Love the Cure..Love Robert Smith....they are a classic!! But what the heck happened over 20 years to bring on such a dramatic change in his appearance???  Nevermind, I already know.....LIFE.

[OmegaVegeta101]

so raw, i love it!

[NikolaRadakovic]

killing arabs is indeed fun, keep up the good workk!

[darkrebel09]

This is a classic, beautiful!!

[mellon12000]

can someone tell me what scale robert is using in this song, or maybe just tell me where to find the tabs.tnx

[killingjokefan1]

this live version is better than the album version. the only downside to this great song is that it's only 2 minutes long

[caladvwlch10]

go home

[martahijon]

que le pasó a  Rober, con lo fragil que se le veia, y lo genial que es?

[jadedandwhirred]

He looks just like the lead singer for THE SPECIALS and sings like him too! Just a comparison, i know that these 2 bands are completely different

[Drummer311t3]

Lol played better than jason

[darkrebel09]

@Drummer311t3 my friend, even a baby banging pots plays better than Jason, what a ashamed =(

[guitar241990]

Correct you are. Lol

[chichovifil]

WOW

[vmmayo]

Increible!

[nauj1280]

Very fast version

[fred1671]

No doubt! Just as cool, though!

[adam9194]

Wow, it's weird. I first heard this song in like '92 when I got "Staring At The Sea..." Just so happens I had World Lit that year at high school... I figured this song was about that book "The Stranger" but I didn't really find out until now.

[procyonetactarus]

this year 2010 is the commemoration of Albert Camus's death.The writter of this

book called "the stranger"

[guitar241990]

I don't understand why people say Lawrence isn't a good drummer. He isn't amazing but he isn't terrible. His stuff on songs like The Hanging Garden and The Figurehead were great.

[mikescott77]

definitely. lol has a unique style, which think was a big factor in why pornography was so good.

[offthelinegt]

@guitar241990 meh

[mikescott77]

@guitar241990 i agree, i think his style worked perfectly for Pornography.

[rpyon21]

@guitar241990 I feel Lol Tolhurst's drumming was simple yet forceful and perfect for the Cure's early albums. True, he wasn't as inventive or technically gifted as Boris Williams, but there was an elegance in how direct and unadorned his drumming was.

[guitar241990]

@rpyon21

I agree. The Cure`s music never was anything fancy. Good yes, but their earlier stuff was nothing complex. Just very bleak and stripped down. Which is why his style fit so well.

[AlmigthyIsDead]

This song sucks on the album version so I had no big hopes for the live one, but this has so much energy and style. It was this song that really got me into the cure anyway.

[procyonetactarus]

cos maybe, you'r not a reader

[myfaceisgreat]

Your point? I've read "The stranger" by Camus, and I loved it. I just think the album version is boring.

[procyonetactarus]

i'ts boring ,cos they explain this strange state of mind , when merseaut was alone and killed this guy for nothing

[procyonetactarus]

why put him minus 6, if he realised the meaningless??

be tolerant is the open way for understanding , to be open minded

ALMIGHTYISDEAD i give you my point:))

[uglydermis]

grate song remenber me these days of my childhood when my cousin invite your friends to his home and made partie s 'til the midnight ! .

[ssarkis1]

i go to MIT too, i think you're in my "Kill Blacks and Jews" class, can we get together and study for the test on Omaba this weekend?

[falloutboy4509]

ok so obviously they are not doing this song on guitar with the lower frets......does anybody know the tab for this that shows this song played using the higher frets????

[cavscout47]

Try B-12,13,12,10,12,12,13s16,13,1­2,13,12,10,12,12,13,12,10,12,1­0,G12,B10,G12,11,12,11,9,11,9,­8,9,8,D10,G8,D10,9,10,9,A12,D9­,A12,10,12,10,E14,12,12,14,15,­14,A10,12,10,12,D9,A12,D9,10,9­,10,,G8,D10,G8,9,8,9,11,9,11,1­2,11,12,B10,G12,B10,G12,B12 That is through the solo I think.

[Helix73]

He doesn't look like the same person. XD

Still an awesome song though.

[okkith64]

Camus? You Americans, even the 'intellectuals' prove to be idiots. In which other country a monkey like Bush could be elected and reelected.

[morelgungo]

You clearly don't know anything about America then. There is quite convincing evidence that George Bush cheated to win. That can happen in any country. Don't show bigotry towards a nation you've never been to and obviously don't know anything about. Just because your mommy and daddy said it doesn't make it true.

[alec9tap]

Dont comment about politics when listening to the Cure. take it somewhere else

[snarkthenews]

lol so what, a lot of people went to MIT and so many morons graduated from yale and harvard--obviously, look at congress and the white house.

people have freedom of speech just in case you have forgotten. oh that's right, people can't say anything any longer because the left have strapped their mouths shut with the hate bill. what are you going to do burn all the copies of the book? *shakes head*

[okkith64]

you're education..

[snarkthenews]

this is from a book. get an education and you might know this.

[alfredoferrua14]

Robert Smith has been inspired by a book called The Stranger by Albert Camus. HE DID NEVER PROMOTE RACISM IN ANY SONG. GET INFORMED GUYS!

[thundertower]

hurf the durf

durf the hurf

[thundertower]

sure they are they just don't treat it like a internet meme like how you only have the balls to say that shit in front of a computer

[thundertower]

you get excited whenever you see out of contexts racism huh? good for you, its ignorance but hey youre young its inevitable, youll grow out of it

[thundertower]

they should've released another three imaginary boys type of album just like the post punk trilogy 17sec, faith and pornography... ugh god i want MORE

fucking genre defining

[thundertower]

oh i meant defying, GENRE DEFYING.

[Physchotron]

People have you ever even wondered about the lyrics? They are clearly an interpretation to the book by Albert Camus: The Stranger.

The lyrics are an exact description to one of the scenes from the book where the main character kills and arab on a beach.

[Laestadius]

I want hear what Achmed the dead terrorist has to say about this song.

[phantomlord91]

Haha so fast! ^^ Lovely

[pedroaragaobrazil]

PLz dont post this kind of comment. This song is from an great french expressionzt wrietter, not an song from hate.

[waleeddeath]

FUCK YOU

[kukimakik]

aAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Jeh

[pearldan]

the effects of speed!!! ???

[MsShesaid]

damn oldie but goodie. i love this song

[oauidapogi]

yeah.. the three imaginary boys rules!

[turkishfooty]

great song, love you lol

[szechuan53]

This has got to be some of the best guitar I've ever heard...

[mrmars16]

i liked the song it remind me for metal slug the game

[roymar1234]

Robert Smith 60 pounds ago, cool!!!

[turkishfooty]

what are names of group mambers in this video, can anyone reply to me?

[ghonzalo]

besides robert smith on guitar and vocals, longtime bass player simon gallup, original drummer lol tolhurst and matthieu hartley keyboard.

[Grunge00125]

robert smith is the guitarist/singer. Simon Gallup is the bassist still in this video(i think). i don't know most of the other members because the cure has constant lineup changes.

[1969Brookie]

It's Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Lol Tolhurst and Mattieu Hartley here.

[Yonatan77777]

Cool song :D

[totaldavo]

looks very different Robert Smith

[Ne1musicband]

Lush guitar

[darkmaster2x]

Damn the bassist looks like a little 14 year old.

[epikuroarq]

police truck by dead kennedys..you can notice the influence at once..

[TheDrowningCat]

Amor a The Cure

[musicsnobtobe]

It's really speeded up. Great song anyways.

[soapydodger]

The lyric is based on Albert Camus' novel and the part when Mersault uses a revolver on an Arab, yes.

[harry7007]

this is based on the book 'the stranger'

[wisesatyr72]

best song ever..

[NLSpecialist88]

If the song really were about killing an arab, would we like it less? I think not.

[n0adri]

How tolerant of you...

[DeMachman]

Mabe we'd like it more. especially when he's called Osama

[WoodRatGirl]

Robert's guitar playing is fantastic.

[mtehbob]

God there's so much stupidity in the comments here....This song is about a BOOK called The Stranger by Albert Camus. In the book the main character kills someone (who just happens to be an Arab) for no reason, not because of racism.

[psychedelic95]

Wow, i love the way robert bends thoes harmonics. he's a preatty underrated guitarist.

[adzerbano]

such sad people and such a terrible song....

[TheDrowningCat]

The stupid one are you.

[TheDrowningCat]

Bueno imbecil entiéndeme esta, gafo, antes de decir paja de la canción instrúyete. Viva chavez

[profeteus]

¿chavez? jajajajajajaja

no mames jajajajajajaja

[zazu27604]

This song is based on a book, not trying to offened anyone here!

Chill out

[ezanevnemletezik]

best version on youtube of the best song (in my opinion) from the best trio ever:)

[heliumtrophy]

It's weird seeing Bob look so normal!

[arabibinarabi]

wtf !! killing an arab ?? WHY ?????

[chudster]

BECAUSE

[kendelocke]

It's a song about the Albert Camus book The Stranger, not about racism at all.

[TJPRSproductions]

i love the intro, especially the bass

[HereIsTheSexPistolsX]

Fucking great tune!!!!!!!

[ssaleen2010]

bring it on, we would say killing a western!!!!!!!!!! and sing

[IslamicTerd]

I'm alive

I'm dead

I'm the stranger

Killing an A rab

Why because A rabs are only animal :OP

[ssaleen2010]

Arabs are your masters kid.

now go drink the SEA's WATER

[IslamicTerd]

A rabs are camel fuckers and faggots me go drink the sea water lol

Think maybe you would need to do that you inbred A rab desert monkey :O)

[adzerbano]

You will regret your Idiotic rants when the next "terrorist" is your people, you realise little if you dont know that your government doesnt care for you or your people. the evil war TERRORIZING THE MIDDLE EAST and not your country is for the establishment of "a new world order". DOWN WITH THE CURE AND ANY OTHER WEAK MUSIC THAT SPREADS IGNORANCE..

[lastfortress]

Err... I do not need to explain that this music is based in the book "L'Etranger", from Albert Camus, do I?

[jso6981]

lol that guy jus made himself look like a dumbass he should do the research before going off like that

[tootonebojangle]

its not the cure thats spreading ignorance, its the uneducated stupid people that blindly look at things like this and assume its completely racist against arabs and such. if people werent do blind and stupid everyone could live with these kinds of songs that try to show a greater meaning and there wouldnt be any ignorance would there?

[kingcroak]

Just out of interest, what music do you like? Because I'm sure theres lots of piss to rip out of it.

[Nekhben1]

There was no constructive message in that comment, you are shit...full stop

[xxxgayputerxxx]

HinduTerd is my boyfriend

[microskomp]

this song is both awesome *and* timely! :-)

[emibug1996]

robert has pink pants!!!

i love the cure :D

i didn't know that simon gallup was in the band this early. i can't believe michael was only a member of the cure for what, all of two years? three?

[juanasadiccion]

u r a complete ass. the song is based on albert camus´´ book the stranger

[cb6dudette]

Jesus I never realised how good he is at guitar

[goodcharlottefan529]

same

[nikolaspearce]

Like many punks in England at the time, Smith hated Arab immigrants. Only now does he deny his racist past.

[jetsamjetsam]

Hmm... this could be true.

[jesusrivasa]

the cure es lo mejor del inframundo

[AleReiiez]

the cure es la mejor mundo del mundo y son unos estupidos los ke cren ke esa cansion es rasista ..

ke idiotas se sako de un libro ..

the cure4ever

[Raven1209MG]

this is music ¡¡The best of the cure.!!!!!!

[claytoncure]

The Cure É A MELHOR BANDA DO MUNDO!!!!

THE BEST!!!!!!

[harekrishna]

literary music at its best!

[Jihad1991]

wow ur pretty gay and ur an ugly racist shit stain!

ur music is the stupidist shit ever

[easycurego]

He is not racist. He wrote this song after he had read Albert Camus' book called "The Stranger". Do your fucking homework!

[TheAndoman]

This song is about a book called "The Stranger" by Albert Camus. Not actually about killing arabs.

[chudster]

And Arabs are such pretty people aren't they...

[ayjulie777]

vous etes une sorte de merde

[shysweetie24]

wats up with the title RACIST

HATE IT

SUCKS ASS

[darkxhino]

fuck haters.... the cure for life!

[ABTE67]

a buzzcocks copy

[claytoncure]

" Gay "

cala a boca babaca!!!voce pelo o jeito nao sabe de nada!!hauahauhauajhaiuajhaiuaj­k

[amadeolestat]

gay

[rsx321]

OH MY FUCKING GOD

IT'S ORGASMIC

[werm277]

ISNT IT!! i wish i was there ):

[venenabibas]

Cara, esse vídeo é simplesmente fantástico! Quem tem a oportunidade de ver Robert Smith assim, jovem, magro, sem maquiagem, cantando e tocando pra caralho!!!

[inzithaksin]

holy shit that robert smith has talent steaming from the pores of his skin. sometimes we hear of people being such good singers, such good guitar players or good songwriters but robert smith...